Service Areas

Opportunities in Barbados and Offshore

As a designated tax treaty country, Barbados offers legitimate tax planning advantages for earning international income in Barbados and offshore at favourable tax rates in Barbados. We have specific expertise in the following areas:

Active Business Companies

• Corporate active business earnings accumulated at Barbados corporate income tax rates of 2.5% - 1%.
• Repatriation of Barbados active business company earnings free of Barbados withholding taxes and Canadian corporate income tax.
• Accumulation of capital gains tax-free in Barbados.
• Repatriation of Barbados corporate earnings at Canadian capital gains tax rates.
• Canada-U.S. tax treaty relief on U.S. business income earned by a Barbados company.

Investment Holding Companies

• Corporate investment income accumulated at Barbados corporate income tax rates of 2.5% - 0%.
• Repatriation of Barbados investment company income free of Barbados withholding taxes.

Offshore Trusts

• Barbados business and investment income accumulated at Barbados trust income tax rates of 2.5% - 0%.
• Creditor proofing trust arrangements.
• Immigrant trusts and non-resident created trusts for exemption from taxation on income and capital gains.